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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1914
Page
12
The Boston Post issue lists Daily publication by Post Publishing Co. with office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
Subscriptions listed for Daily U S Canada One year five dollars six months seven fifty eight months seventy five cents one month foreign one month five cents Sunday one year three dollars six months seven fifty three months seventy five cents two months fifty cents one month eighty cents Canada per copy policy Foreign per copy sixteen cents Boston postal district adds one cent. All money sent at sender’s risk checks drafts money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING CO. Editor Edwin A Grozier. 1883 Main
The committee on metropolitan affairs votes to report favorably the Nichols bill to extend the Boston Transit Commission term for three years from July 1. The measure should be enacted without hesitation as the commission has ongoing subway and tunnel projects and its expertise remains essential.
The piece notes Prince Henry of Prussia’s visit to Argentina as a sign of Germany’s warm interests in the South American nation. It contrasts German skills in diplomacy with the United States and suggests no need to challenge the Monroe Doctrine. Argentina is urged to make the best of the royal journey.
Boston supports Francis Ouimet as he prepares to play in the English championship golf events. Despite beating Vardon and Ray at Brookline, questions arise in England about his course knowledge. The invasion has begun and Ouimet aims to prove he is no accident.
The Boston Charter Association argues against a bill to alter the city charter by expanding the council and electing members by district. The Post says the measure should be decisively beaten and warns against personal attacks in public debate.
The piece notes Republican papers accusing the Democratic side in Congress of dishonesty over the Panama tolls exemption repeal before Friday’s House test vote on the 20 hour rule. It mocks the administration split and references 199 positions on the theocrats.
The text notes a split in voting with 55 opposing and eight Republicans voting against the dishonesty issue. It asserts the party largely supported it, while labeling the dissent as a Republican pet and questioning honesty within the party.
Premier Asquith accepts Colonel Seely’s resignation as Secretary for War and retires from the House of Commons to seek a return mandate in East Fife. The move aims to test home rule support and push a drastic army reorganization, with global attention on the outcome and leadership implications.
In a House of Commons speech, Winston Churchill says the navy now includes 15 airships and 41 aeroplanes with 180 officers and 1500 men, marking air power as a key balance in global armament and raising the question of Britain’s title as Mistress of the Air.
An English suffragette tactic inspires a New Jersey man to fast in jail. Officials release him after illness and a second attempt leads to a disorderly conduct charge with a fine. The court avoids spectacle and the episode likely ends without further incident.
New York report states Dr. Egbert Le Fevre dean of NYU Medical School since 1898 died today from scarlet fever. Born 1858 he studied at Rutgers College and NYU Medical School before joining the faculty in 1888.
A reader accuses the All Sorts column of misattributing a quote to Burns and explains that Pope authored the line. Mrs Dan l Pratt offers humorous notes on slang and misattribution, while the writer defends humorists and jokes about misquoting Noah Webster and Daniel Webster. A local boiler firing note from Maine Newspapers closes.
The column reports on Razed Second Universalist Church ruins in Clarendon Street near Columbus Avenue. It mentions James A. Bailey Jr. moving to Groton, and sale plans for Pleasant Street estate. Observations include a Webster memorial boulder, poultry brag, bluebird sighting, a Rhode Island Reds egg tally, and spring patrols by the Charles River Marine crew.
During house-cleaning the narrator and Towser head to the wood shed to avoid the woman’s wrath. The piece humorously vents at home life with a playful, jab-by-jab tone and a comic groan about chores and misery.
Local officials note the chief use of many heads is to wear hats. The remark emphasizes practical dress over function in title roles.
An admonition to Hortense on beauty as a fragile asset. The piece argues beauty fades, and character and heart outweigh looks, urging to deepen beauty to soul level and avoid overreliance on appearance. It uses maxims about beauty and virtue to stress practical values over vanity.
A sly quip notes that the man who can explain Woodrow’s governance is often out of work. The fragment reflects political humor about leadership and expertise with a local historical flavor.
A playful line evokes a child’s longing to grow rich enough to own a piece of an elephant. The verse hints at curiosity about money and value through a humorous compare. The speaker muses on wealth and the meaning of owning part of something grand.
The Sea of Galilee region near Jerusalem offers tourist appeal with ancient sites and Roman history. The area features Capernaum Bethsaida Chorazin and nearby Magdala and Tell Hum ruins, with storms rare yet noted and Tiberias as the lake’s largest town.
A humorous portrait of a charming flirt who courts many girls while avoiding family duties. He woos sisters and mothers with smiles and gifts yet shuns obligation at home, planning to wed after securing money and admiration.
Paragraphs describe tailored costumes trimmed with silk galon and soutache braid, black taffeta and green satin hats, and frilly suits valued for spring. New features include fabric bags, rich brocades, metal cloths, waistcoats, mixed plain and figured silk street dresses, and a revival of Second Empire fripperies. Silk cords become necklaces with tassels near the waist.
The funeral for George M. Goodale a former local newspaper man was held at his home 7 Ashland street Melrose Highlands at 2 15 p m yesterday. The Rev George M Butler conducted the service with soloist Mrs Clara Jackson. Interment followed at Mt Auburn.
Venice Italy March 30 A great landslide threatens Clausetto and Vitodasio in Udine province with about 3000 people in each village evacuated from rear of extensive slides caused by river overflows.
A young woman asks which of two suitors to marry. One earns 12 dollars weekly with bright prospects but questionable honesty. The other is attentive and fun but frivolous. The adviser urges caution, noting that loving both may mean loving neither and suggests waiting for a better chance rather than rushing a choice.
Maine New Hampshire and Vermont social workers convene at the Little Wanderers Home Chapel in Boston to discuss juvenile courts delinquency illegitimacy and state welfare for the feeble minded with speakers from New York Boston Massachusetts and national welfare groups.
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